SU stamps: Off the Grid, Six Sided Sampler, Essentials

I had a play with my new toy, the Thinlits Circle card die. It's surprisingly easy to use but does make an alarming amount of cracking noises when going thro' the Big Shot (it sounds like everything is going to split in two). It must be something to do with the die, as it works perfectly & nothing was harmed in the making of this card!

Ordinarily the die gives you a 'zig-zag' style double fold card. To get the triple fold, you need to cut a 13.8cm strip from a landscape piece of A4 card (ie 13.8cm x 21cm). You then weave the card through the die with the right hand side overhanging:

This gives another fold line where the card overhangs on the right hand side.

If you want to line your card with patterned paper & a tiny border as I have done, working left to right, the dimensions are as follows:

13.5cm x 5.1cm. 13.5cm x 7.2cm. 13.5cm x 5.8cm

Oh and another tip: the 2 1/2" circle punch gives a perfect sized circle for layering/matting in the centre circle of the card.

Have fun!

SU card: Basic Black, Very Vanilla

SU ink: Basic Black

SU stamp: Wacky Wishes

SU punch: 2 1/2" circle

SU die: Thinlits Circle Card

I've been a follower of PaperArtsy for ages and have always fancied a play with mixed media. I had a lovely box of art goodies for a Xmas present and all the lids were cracked open today and I got well and truly messy! I took inspiration from PaperArtsy's Julie Ann, using corrugated card and stamped text.